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From electric cars to fully autonomous vehicles, we live in exciting times for
motoring and mobility. Here are the latest trends WORDS SUZANNE MONKS & KRIS ASHTON
SEDRIC
Looking like either an angry toaster
or a cute puppy, depending on your
taste, Sedric is a fully self-driving
concept vehicle from Volkswagen.
As close as a decade away from
being realised, Sedric is battery-
powered and designed to be a
family’s ultimate helper. You can hail
Sedric with a mobile phone app to
take the children to school or do
chores such as picking up the
shopping. You can also talk to Sedric
as you travel, asking him about the
route and traffic conditions.
ROBOCAR
Earlier this year, the world’s
first self-driving race car hit
the track in Barcelona. The
ultra-modern design looks
like something from an action
movie, perhaps because the
designer, Daniel Simon, also
created the vehicles in the
film Tron: Legacy. Each wheel
has its own motor for a total
output of 300kW, for a top
speed of 320km/h. It’s best
described as a computer on
very fast wheels. As Robocar
races around the track,
sensors, radar and cameras
capture information and feed
it back to the car, ensuring it
stays on course.
KITTY HAWK FLYER
Backed by Google co-founder Larry Page,
the Kitty Hawk company has its own
version of the flying car that doesn’t
require a pilot’s licence but is banned from
flying over built-up areas. It will go on sale
to the public in late 2017 and its creators
have explained: “When we set out to
build the Flyer, we wanted to engineer a
personal aircraft that’s easy to fly and
accessible for all. We imagined simple
controls and advanced electronic
capabilities so that you could learn to fly
it safely in minutes. We also wanted it to
be 100 per cent electric, and take off and
land vertically.”
Credits:CourtesyofVolkswagen;KittyHawk/DavisElen;Roborace/DanielSimon
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